Abstract
While housing in general is improving and there is an apparent surplus, there are still large sections of the community who face problems obtaining and paying for homes. "The New Housing Shortage" analyzes the effects changes in housing policy have had on the poorer strata of society in recent years, showing that there has in fact been a decline in housing conditions. The author asks whether these changes will increase the provision of good quality low cost housing, whether they will intensify the polarization of the housing market, and how far they can cope with the growing problems of homelessness. By exploring the housing systems of such countries as the United States, Germany, France and the Netherlands, the international contributors draw out the similarities and differences in housing policy to assess the causes and the solutions for the new housing shortage.
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